TY - JOUR
T1 - An evaluation of the impact of a cosmetics class on breast cancer patients
AU - Manne, Sharon L.
AU - Girasek, Deborah
AU - Ambrosino, Jodie
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ABSTRACT. This article reports the fmdings from an evaluation of Ihe "Look Good, Feel Better" program, a cosmetics class designed lo reslore the appearance and self-image of women wilh cancer. The participants were 121 women who were hospitalized for breast surgery. A quasiexperimental design was used in which 45 patients (experimental group) who participated in a class in early afternoon were compared with 76 patients who had not yet participated in a later class. The results indicated that patients in the experimental Dr. Manne is Assistant Attending Psychologist, Psychiatry Service, Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021. Ms. Girasek is a doctoral candidate, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD. She was formerly Director of Health Communications, Depanment of Public Affairs, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Ms. Ambrosino is a doctoral candidate, Department of Psychology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Manne's work is supported by a FIRST Award (R29CA573779) from the. National Cancer Institute and by a Career Development Award (JFRA#357) from the American Cancer Society. Data collection was supported by a grant from the Liz Claiborne Foundation. The authors wish to thank Carol Zicklin, who collected the data; Lynne Moskowitz, who hosted the Look Good, Feel Better classes; and the cosmetic artists who conducted the cosmetics classes. They also wish to acknowledge the. members of the Advisory Committee at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for their guidance concerning the study design: William Cahan, Suzanne Rauffenbart; Rosalind Kleban, ACSW, Cynthia Knauer, RN; De- lores Fiorito; and Adaii Beutel. Fmally, they would like to thank the patients who participated in the program evaluation.
PY - 1994/7/21
Y1 - 1994/7/21
N2 - This article reports the findings from an evaluation of Ihe "Look Good, Feel Better" program, a cosmetics class designed to restore the appearance and self-image of women with cancer. The participants were 121 women who were hospitalized for breast surgery. A quasiexperimental design was used in which 45 patients (experimental group) who participated in a class in early afternoon were compared with 76 patients who had not yet participated in a later class. The results indicated that patients in the experimental group reported significantly greater improvements in their mood and perceptions of their attractiveness when compared with the control group. These findings provided preliminary support for the benefits of the program for breast cancer patients.
AB - This article reports the findings from an evaluation of Ihe "Look Good, Feel Better" program, a cosmetics class designed to restore the appearance and self-image of women with cancer. The participants were 121 women who were hospitalized for breast surgery. A quasiexperimental design was used in which 45 patients (experimental group) who participated in a class in early afternoon were compared with 76 patients who had not yet participated in a later class. The results indicated that patients in the experimental group reported significantly greater improvements in their mood and perceptions of their attractiveness when compared with the control group. These findings provided preliminary support for the benefits of the program for breast cancer patients.
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U2 - 10.1300/J077V12N01_05
DO - 10.1300/J077V12N01_05
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0027990897
SN - 0734-7332
VL - 12
SP - 83
EP - 99
JO - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
JF - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
IS - 1-2
ER -